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Multidirectional Motion Strategy of Miniature Water Surface Robot Actuated by Single Exciter

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel multidirectional motion strategy on the water surface based on a single exciter is proposed, and a single‐exciter single‐plate module is developed for actuation. The driving forces generation mechanism of the module is revealed from the perspective of the asymmetric surface wave field.
Haoxuan He, Dehong Wang, Jing Li, Shijing Zhang, Yingxiang Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disaster risk reduction measures n Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2012
Disasters damage the entire economy of the country when they predominantly take place in developing countries. While no country in the world is entirely safe, lack of capacity to limit the impact of hazards has made developing countries being the most ...
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Biswas, R., Kulatunga, Udayangani, Parvez, A., Wedawatta, Gayan   +4 more
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Flood magnitude-frequency and lithologic control on bedrock river incision in post-orogenic terrain [PDF]

, 2006
Mixed bedrock-alluvial rivers - bedrock channels lined with a discontinuous alluvial cover - are key agents in the shaping of mountain belt topography by bedrock fluvial incision.
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Real-Time Early Warning System Design for Pluvial Flash Floods—A Review

Italian National Conference on Sensors, 2018
Pluvial flash floods in urban areas are becoming increasingly frequent due to climate change and human actions, negatively impacting the life, work, production and infrastructure of a population.
Melisa Acosta-Coll, F. Ballester-Merelo, M. M. Peiró, Emiro De la Hoz-Franco   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expert perceptions regarding the effectiveness and feasibility of nature‐based solutions for climate change adaptation in a large Mediterranean Basin

People and Nature
Floods and droughts are becoming increasingly frequent and intense in the Mediterranean region. Nature‐based solutions (NBS) are being put forward as cost‐effective solutions for climate change adaptation to reduce the impacts of floods and droughts and ...
Raquel Luján Soto, Carolina Boix‐Fayos, Joris deVente   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Erosion and Flooding Risks in the Marly Basins of the Eastern Prerif Mountains (Morocco): A Response to Exceptional Climate Events or to Anthropogenic Pressure

Revista de Estudios Andaluces, 2020
The Eastern Rif Mountains are frequently subject to exceptional rainfall events, whose consequences are sometimes disastrous. The impact of these phenomena on environments is more important as the majorities of slopes are bare and subject to strong human
Abdellatif Tribak
doaj   +1 more source

A global assessment of the societal impacts of glacier outburst floods

, 2016
Glacier outburst floods are sudden releases of large amounts of water from a glacier. They are a pervasive natural hazard worldwide. They have an association with climate primarily via glacier mass balance and their impacts on society partly depend on ...
J. Carrivick, F. Tweed
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Interpreting historical, botanical, and geological evidence to aid preparations for future floods

WIREs Water, 2018
River flooding is among the most destructive of natural hazards globally, causing widespread loss of life, damage to infrastructure and economic deprivation.
B. Wilhelm, Juan Antonio Ballesteros Cánovas, N. Macdonald, W. Toonen, V. Baker, M. Barriendos, G. Benito, A. Brauer, J. Corella, R. Denniston, R. Glaser, M. Ionita, M. Kahle, Tao Liu, M. Luetscher, M. Macklin, M. Mudelsee, S. Muñoz, L. Schulte, S. St. George, M. Stoffel, O. Wetter   +21 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Divergent Responses of Bacterial Communities to Permafrost Degradation and Their Associations With Carbon Across Vertical Profiles

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Bacterial α‐diversity decreases, but stochasticity and community stability increase across the 15 m‐depth vertical profiles and along the degraded gradient within the active layer. The abundance and interaction of core taxa mainly control community stability in the active and permafrost layers, respectively.
Shengyun Chen, Yuzheng Gu, Ali Bahadur, Enyan Liu, Tonghua Wu, Xiaofan Zhu, Yuanqiang Zou, Hewei Liang, Peijie Wei, Linwei Wu, Qingbai Wu, Peizhi Yang, Hongyan Yu, Yunfeng Yang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source